The Rolling Football Thread (season 2020/21)

[BelfastBloke]

For many years, either Pan or I have started a Rolling Football Thread each season. Apologies that we didn't start one for this weird season, until now.

As in previous years, footy fans please sign in with

1. Which team you support.
2. Which team(s) you loathe.
3. How you are getting your kids to follow the correct team.
4. A thought on this season (Premiership/Championship/Champions’ League/FA Cup/Any leagues world wide/Fallout from the pandemic and having no fans in stadiums.)

I didn't expect to win but as the match went on, I thought maybe, just maybe we can nick this. Then City bring on Mahrez and de Bruyne and we have Iwobi.
Ah well, good luck City.

Iwobi's chant at Arsenal was the Madagascar song, "I Like to Move It, Move It."

"We Like Iwobi-wobi...
WOBI!!
Duh, duh, duh, dada..."

Nice comeback from Arsenal

FA Cup semi finals
Chelsea v Man City
Leicester v Southampton

Arsenal 3-0 down, 3-3 at full time.

Six goals in the game, and West Ham scored 5 of them.

Woopsie West Ham..helps us out. Ish. Not sure on that draw..but hey ho..no reason can't beat them. Depends how they play and what Chelsea side turn up that day

Pleased to see James Ward-Prowse score in an England shirt.

Can't bare to watch spurs. (Still do....) awful.

It's good news for the blues
Everton's plans to develop a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in the north of Liverpool can proceed after the Club’s planning application received government approval.

And happy to see DCL score twice last night.

Stephanie Frappart became the first female to referee a men's World Cup qualifier today at tne Netherland v Latvia match.
On Sunday, Ukranian Kateryna Monzul will become the second female referee to officiate a men's qualifier, when she takes charge of Austria's fixture against the Faroe Islands.

One of the FA Cup semi finals will have a small crowd. Good job Manchester United are not playing, as it would have meant flights would have had to be arranged for the fans to attend.

Two points dropped. Missed so many chances that a draw was a fair result in the end, still very disappointing.
James Rodiriguez is a joy to watch.

Europa League half time:

Arsenal 0-0 Prague
Ajax 1-0 Roma
Granada 0-1 Man U

Commentator Steve McManaman is boring the arse off me

We have resorted to muting the telly and listen to radio/efc live.

West Ham going for CL

Good performance but we gifted Kane those goals and Ritchie should have scored at the end.
Just so many injuries.

Norwich back in the Premier League next season.

Slight improvement from Spurs - didn't concede in the last 10 minutes! So relieved when Richarlison's rebounded shot went over late on! Great goals from Kane but very sloppy passing from the team overall. Think 7th/8th is the best we can hope for now and that will be with a fit Kane. Fingers crossed for a positive update tomorrow.

No quadruple for City - Tottenham may be in with a chance next week if City play how they did today

Think Sheff Utd can be relegated today if no win against Wolves. Was hoping Fulham would stay up but Newcastle have hit form.

I'd like Fulham to stay up. Scott Parker has done a good job with how they are playing, they have just been unlucky a few times.

City looked off pace today, Chelsea deserved the win.

It's sad so see Sheff United going down.... especially after last season. To win 4 games is bad

Norwich back up is nice.

I was hoping for Fulham as well but looks unlikely. 6 from safety and team above have a game in hand...

Yayyyyy into the final!!!

Chelsea fan here.
Very pleased with the fa cup win today. On to the final!
Champions league is our next big one. if chelsea beat Madrid and city beat PSG in the champions league, could be a rematch of today for the final 😂

Chelsea have gone up a level under Tuchel, looking dangerous for next season.

Sheffield United relegated

So what are people's thoughts about this so called European Super League?

I agree with the FSA

“The FSA is totally opposed to the proposals which seek to create a breakaway ‘European Superleague’.
“The motivation behind this so-called superleague is not furthering sporting merit or nurturing the world’s game – it is motivated by nothing but cynical greed.
“This competition is being created behind our backs by billionaire club owners who have zero regard for the game’s traditions and continue to treat football as their personal fiefdom.
“The FSA, and no doubt supporters across the continent, will continue to fight against its creation.”

We don't need a super league..

Here we go semi final. So nice to see people again!!! Was at the Chelsea Liverpool fa Cup game last year and weird to think that apart from 1 or 2 games after that..never been like that since.

Hearing the crowd roar is quite emotional, it has been a long time. Everton and Liverpool were lucky for those few games with fans.

So we'll play Leicester in the final then 3 days later play Leicester again..intresting..